Carrier profile · USDOT 1281660 · MC-447750 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

MONSON & SONS INC

165 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 16 statesBRITT, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-447750 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

165Power units

98 observed · MCS-150

136Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 843-4272 Email dispatchbenm@monsonandsons.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 265 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

165 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

189 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 99 vehicle and 189 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

29.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 15.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

177 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 11

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 165-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 165
Inspections · 24 mo: 189
Annualized: ≈95 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving104 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’14 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Discover Property’04–’14

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Mar 2014

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Mar 2014	$750K	10
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2003 → Jul 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 165
Observed power (24 mo): 98
Trailers (towed): 136

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

25.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

188

IA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BRITT, IA

216 5TH STREET NORTH WEST

Top corridor

IA 46 · MO 29 · TX 28

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4296121 USDOT 2278413Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3605311 USDOT 4296121 USDOT 1102118 USDOT 1938406 USDOT 2278413 USDOT 2009496 USDOT 4128967 USDOT 3428666

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@monsonandsons.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 510312

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ronald monson — 2 carriers: USDOT 510312

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

165

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 216 5TH STREET NORTH WEST, BRITT, IA, 50423
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 843-4272
Fax: (641) 843-3519
Email: benm@monsonandsons.com
Web domain: monsonandsons.com

Registration

Officers: Linda Monson · Ronald Monson
USDOT / docket: 1281660 · MC-447750
First registered: Sep 1, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2026 · 15,300,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 11, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

165

Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

15,300,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MONSON & SONS INC.

MONSON & SONS INC (USDOT 1281660) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Mar 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 189 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 99 vehicle-level and 189 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 165 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 11, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MONSON & SONS INC's USDOT number?

MONSON & SONS INC's USDOT number is 1281660, and its motor carrier number is MC-447750.

Is MONSON & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, MONSON & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MONSON & SONS INC's safety record?

MONSON & SONS INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 265 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).